Peter Marshall Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I've been after one of these for ages but they had been OOP for a while, and going for silly money until this version was on sale at Luckymodel, and Creative models were clearing the Eduard Big-Ed so a plan came together. Now to make it a Kittyhawk rather than a P-40E need some decals - enter the Barracuda decals Started by soldering the PE Flaps together - mainly to see if I was going to use them. After an hour of soldering reached a point where I decided that i'm not using the flaps ( not seen a photo with the flaps down on the ground anyway ). So onwards - soldered together the PE replacement seat Then primed, and sprayed with Alclad Aluminium Started assembling the cockpit - removed some of the details and replaced with PE Finally after a quick coat of primer, a base coat of Interiour Grey / Green. First time using the Akan paints, so far not entirely convinced. Sprayed nicely,but did seem to dry quickly leading to a little pebbling. Will try a bit more thinner next time. Peter 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz23 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Be watching this one with interest. Good start Peter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrison90 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I also will be fully committed to following along here. Cheers Harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Hi Peter. Hope you don't mind another watcher? Thanks for the Luckymodel tip, I've just ordered the same kit from them. Good luck with the build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Marshall Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 Today's work on the Kittyhawk Sanded off all the details on the Instrument Panel, then fitted the PE layers replacements, and some Ammo Crystal Clear in the dials. Added the PE to the sides and the belts on the seat. Then weathered the cockpit back, using oils and pigments and finally a prismacolor pencil. Peter 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Marshall Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 Onwards with the Kitty - First replacing the grilles for the Radiators and Oil Cooler Then joined up the fuselage - slight twist, looks like it got bashed when in transit, so had to glue with CA and plastic powder in sections. Then put all the insets in - Exhaust mounts, and the fillet behind the cockpit Now the nose joints needed some filler - P38 Car filler to be precise, sets quickly, and sands back nicely Then sanded back and wiped clean with IPA Finally sprayed the fillet with Aircraft Grey / Green, painting the fuel filler cap red Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Marshall Posted August 1, 2015 Author Share Posted August 1, 2015 Today's work - first adding the PE to the wheel wells Added the wings and tail Then lots more P38, then sanding back - lots and lots of sanding back, fitting the gun insets and more sanding back.... Finally fitted the front and rear sections using the masks from the big-ed set. Peter 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim B Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Nice work so far Pete. Keep it up mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaker Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Looks good so far! I keep getting tempted by 32nd scale, especially for WWII single engine stuff. Projects as well done as these keep pushing me more to switching scale especially the new KH P-39N/Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrison90 Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Almost got myself one of these yesterday. But decided on a Thud instead. Looking superb though. Cheers, Harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Marshall Posted August 2, 2015 Author Share Posted August 2, 2015 Today's work - started by rescribing to replace the panels clogged with the sanding Then added the PE radiator flaps Mr Surfacer 500 along the joints where the clear parts met the fuselage then rubbed back with cotton buds soaked in IPA. Mask off the main cockpit Then masked off the centre sections of the canopy with the masks Sprayed interior grey-green over the canopy parts Peter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Marshall Posted August 4, 2015 Author Share Posted August 4, 2015 Today's work on the Kitty - first masked off the wheel wells, with blu-tac Added the last section of the keel Coat of Alclad Grey Primer - revealed a couple of problem areas So on with some Mr Surfacer 500 Rubbed back the primer Preshaded the panel lines with German Grey preshaded panel variations with grey and white The Akan colour set is a disappointment - it's got Light Stone rather than Middle Stone so reverted to using Gunze for the Middle stone. Then the Akan Dark Earth Finally the Akan Azure blue - this is very dark, closer to Light Mediterranean Blue. However as one option is Clive Cauldwell's aircraft, which had a dark blue underside, so this will do for that. Given their reputation, i'm disappointed with the Akan paints, the colours all seem to be off, the set has the wrong colours. Peter 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaker Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I've never got along with the AKAN paints. I've got three of there sets and two of them don't look anything like the actual aircraft when I'd finished the painting process! Great work so far though, be good to see it once it's finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Marshall Posted August 5, 2015 Author Share Posted August 5, 2015 Today's work - Advanced Dentistry First draw out the shape of the mouth with a pencil. Then mask off the area - using the new Tamiya Vinyl Tape for the first time i've used this and i'm impressed with it Sprayed the black edge of the mouth mask the black edge with 1mm Jammy Dog tape Then more vinyl tape over the joint Sprayed white, then masked over with tape then drew the teeth in with pancil. Cut the tape around the teeth with a scalpel, then sprayed the red Then masked off the lower half, then sprayed black and unmasked everything. A few little touch ups with brush and we have teeth ! Peter 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaker Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Brilliant! Much better looking than a decal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Awesomely cool shark mouth! Top work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llking Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 looking good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim B Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Great work on the shark mouth Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Lovely sharks mouth! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Marshall Posted August 6, 2015 Author Share Posted August 6, 2015 Today's work - first started by Klearing the aircraft, and spraying the spinner red Then sprayed the Dark Green panel around the serial number Decals on, followed by another coat of klear Ready to start beating to hell tomorrow :-) Peter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Marshall Posted August 7, 2015 Author Share Posted August 7, 2015 Today's work on the Kittyhawk - started weathering with True-Details to do some fading and dirt. Spray randomly across the surface, gradually working through the colours Weathered the prop / spinner with some chipping and oils MIG Dark Wash on the upper surfaces, MIG Neutral Wash on the lower surfaces Then cleaned back with tissues once dried Start some chipping with a Prismacolor pencil, and silver paint Then finally for the day, a flat coat over the top Peter 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Marshall Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 Today's work - first started by adding some streaks of AK Desert Dust Once dried, stump the streaks back to give a nice worn effect Made up the exhaust manifolds, sprayed with Dark Iron, then fitted them Added some grease and oil staining on the underside Finally for the day, unmasked the wheel wells, and fitted the Undercarriage legs. Also chipped the edges of the wheel wells. Will need dusting and dirtying up once the doors are in place Peter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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